Landed too close to the parked Bell 505 HB-ZYN, striking and breaking its tail fin. This helicopter, with student and instructor, then crashed from a lower hover, breaking its skids and damaging its boom close to the fenestron (which ended up approx 90 degrees twisted on the boom axis)... Read more
Tail broken off while parked after Guimbal G2 Cabri HB-ZVN landed too close... Read more
After a collision with a high-voltage power line, the pilot made an emergency landing in a nearby meadow beside the road that connects Castione to Claro... Read more
During landing phase, helicopter fell on its port side, killing the pilot. 3 of the 5 passengers were slightly injured. Pilot named in prelim accident report as Schweizer Bürger... Read more
After hearing a loud noise at an altitude of 3500ft, the pilot commenced autorotation and landed in a field without further apparent damage. Once on the ground, damage was found to a tail rotor control cable... Read more
During an aerial transport, the crew wanted to land near the station of the Bannalp cableway to pick up a container deposited there. During the approach, the helicopter’s tail rotor came in contact with a cable of a small transport cableway. The pilot was able to land the helicopter.... Read more
Pilot, the only occupant, killed in crash of Air Glaciers helicopter at Guggigletscher nr Lauterbrunnen. Helicopter came down vertically and the cabin area burnt out. Tail boom, tail , stabiliser and tail rotors all remain attached.... Read more
Blades broke telephone line. Pilot named in report as Schweizer Bürger... Read more
During autorotation practice, the main rotor blades contacted the tail boom after the helicopter bounced off the ground in a heavy landing... Read more
Heavy landing on return to base, remained upright but wheels collapsed. All 4 POB to hospital, although one released soon after.... Read more
Rotorstrike during landing phase, helicopter ended up on its side. No serious injuries to 4 POB... Read more
Shortly after take-off, the helicopter contacted the ground again and fell onto its starboard side. Private pilot had rented helicopter from Heli-Zuri for a flight to Ticino. Final confirmation required on reg... Read more
Damanged in uncontrolled landing – registration cancelled the following month suggests that the helicopter will not be rebuilt.... Read more
Crew injured alighting from helicopter in snowy conditions... Read more
Tail hit ground on final approach, and helicopter rolled onto its side. 2 of 5 POB seriously injured... Read more
Helicopter landed in a field with light snow covering. Main blades badly bent and rotor mast at an angle. Fuselage, boom and tail appear near normal situation. The pilot and three passengers were uninjured.... Read more
Helicopter landed close to building, and two passengers alighted. On take-off, the main blades hit the building, causing both of the recently alighted passengers and the pilot to be injured. The pilot’s 12 year old son on board was unharmed.... Read more
Emergency autorotation landing in cornfield. Photo suggests minimal or no damage.... Read more
Uncontrolled sideways movement on training flight and fell onto its side... Read more
Clear skies, pilot experienced in the area (visited 3-4 times a week) but AS350B3e went down with four fatalities. Post crash fire. Wide debris field with tailboom 20+m away not touched by the fire (see photo)... Read more
Main blades clipped rock in low hover, and subsequent crash landing killed all four POB – part named here as pilot Davide B. (62), its passengers Daniele C. (43), Lauro S. (56) and F. Severino (63)... Read more
Very heavy landing on snow at 2,500m (8,200ft) altitude. Helicopter ended up on its side with the tail boom broken. Minor injuries to the 73-year old pilot and his wife/passenger... Read more
Rotorwash from departing EC135 HB-ZJE caused blades on parked MD500E D-HMGD to strike and damage tail boom. Pilot of EC135 listed as Schweizer Bürger... Read more
Rotorwash from departing EC135 HB-ZJE caused blades on parked MD500E D-HMGD to strike and damage tail boom. Pilot of EC135 listed as Schweizer Bürger... Read more
Pilot decided for an emergency landing. Heavy landing, bounced up into the air and back down on its side. Main rotor mast incl. gear box were separated from fuselage and found 10m from wreckage. All 4 POB safe, left wreckage by themselves and to hospital. One minor hand injury.... Read more
Helicopter crashed in mountainous region, killing the sole occupant pilot. There was a post-crash fire.... Read more
Helicopter crashed following a wire strike and caught fire in remote mountainous area. Three fatalities.... Read more
Crew member suffered serious head injuries when “releasing the transport line” (literal translation). Investigation ongoing, few details.... Read more
Helicopter landing on snow ended up on its starboard side. 2 of 6 POB had minor injuries... Read more
Main blades clipped rock while filming at low level. Landed heavily and awkwardly on skids on a road.... Read more
Landing accident on open grass area and ended up on port side. 29 year old front seat passenger to hospital. 38 year old pilot uninjured, as were the rear passengers – 69 year old man and 26 year old woman.... Read more
Training flight, crashed from low hover of three metres... Read more
No Details available... Read more
Training flight out of Alpnach. Loadmaster slightly injured, two pilots seriously injured.... Read more
Heliski operation. All six occupants airlifted to hospital in Sion.... Read more
Pilot Jean Marcel Grillet Aubert seriously injured, Passenger (unnamed) not injured... Read more
Helicopter suffered a heavy landing in a field, skids compacted and tail hit the ground. Cabin was untouched.... Read more
21-Aug-09 HB-XZN Robinson R22 Weienbrunnen, Swizerland... Read more
1-Jul-09 V-277 Eurocopter SA316 nr Biasca, Switzerland... Read more
9-Apr-09 HB-ZGR Robinson R22 Bern-Belp, Switzerland... Read more
8-Mar-09 HB-ZEI Eurocopter AS350B3 Wildhorn, Swizerland... Read more
